Dependency Exemption - Law Dictionary Search Results
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exemption
exemption 1 : the act of exempting or state of being exempt 2 : one that exempts or is exempted: as a : an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit de·pen·den·cy exemption [də-pen-dən-sē-] : an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies under the tax laws (as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) NOTE: Under the federal income tax laws, the dependency exemption is allowed for each dependent whose gross income is less than the exemption or who is a child of the taxpayer and is under 19 or a student under 24. per·son·al exemption : an exemption that is allowed for the taxpayer or for the taxpayer and spouse if filing a joint return b : the right created by federal and state laws to exempt specified types of property from a bankruptcy estate [pre...
dependent
dependent 1 : determined or conditioned by another : contingent 2 a : relying on another for esp. financial support b : lacking the necessary means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency) [have the child declared and taken away from his or her parents "L. H. Tribe"] 3 : subject to another's jurisdiction [the United States and its territories] n : a person who is dependent ;esp : a close relative or member of a taxpayer's household who receives over half of his or her support from the taxpayer and is a U.S. citizen, national, or resident, or a resident of a bordering country (as Mexico) see also dependency exemption at exemption ...
exemptions, exempt property
exemptions, exempt property Certain property owned by an individual debtor that the Bankruptcy Code or applicable state law permits the debtor to keep from unsecured creditors. For example, in some states the debtor may be able to exempt all or a portion of the equity in the debtor's primary residence (homestead exemption), or some or all "tools of the trade" used by the debtor to make a living (i.e., auto tools for an auto mechanic or dental tools for a dentist). The availability and amount of property the debtor may exempt depends on the state the debtor lives in. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...
homestead exemption
homestead exemption : an exemption from liability that prevents creditors from obtaining satisfaction from a debtor's homestead see also declaration of homestead at declaration NOTE: The laws governing the homestead exemption vary greatly from state to state. Most states have limits on the amount for which a debtor is exempted, but a few have no limits at all. Others have limits that are dependent on the size or type of property, or the age of the property owner. ...
Exemption
The act of exempting the state of being exempt freedom from any charge burden evil etc to which others are subject immunity privilege as exemption of certain articles from seizure exemption from military service exemption from anxiety suffering etc...
Dependant and dependent
Dependant and dependent. Under s. 4 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925:--(1) The dependants of a workman entitled to claim compensation under this Act where the injury results in death are such of the members of the workman's family as were wholly or in part dependent upon the earnings of the workman at the time of his death, or would but for the incapacity due to the accident, have been so dependent, and where the workman, being the parent or grand-parent of an illegitimate child, leaves such a child so dependent upon his earn-ings, or, being an illegitimate child, leaves a parent or grandparent so dependent upon his earnings, shall include such an illegitimate child and parent or grandparent respectively.(2) A person shall not be deemed to be a partial dependant of another person unless he was dependent partially on contributions from that other person for the provision of the ordinary necessaries of life suitable for persons in his class and position.(3) 'Member of a family' me...
tax-exempt
tax-exempt 1 : exempted from taxation ;also : based on such exemption [ status] 2 : providing interest or income that is exempted from taxation [a municipal bond] ...
Exemption, permission
Exemption, permission, Foreign Exchange Regula-tion Act, uses diverse words like, 'authorise', 'exempt' and 'permission' in different parts. The word 'exempt' shows that a person is put beyond the application of law, while 'permission' shows that he is granted leave to act in a particular way. But the word 'permission' is a word of wide import. 'Permission' in this s. means only leave to do some act which but for the leave would be illegal. In this sense, exemption is just one way of giving leave, Dharrajamal Gobindram v. Sharmji Kalidas, AIR 1961 SC 1285 (1290). [Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, (7 of 1947), ss. 21, 5]...
numerical limit, exempt from
numerical limit, exempt from Those aliens accorded lawful permanent residence who are exempt from the provisions of the flexible numerical limit of 675,000 set by the Immigration Act of 1990. Exempt categories include immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, refugees, asylees (limited to 10,000 per year), Amerasians, aliens adjusted under the legalization provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and certain parolees from the former Soviet Union and Indochina. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
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